PRESERVING FAVOUR

TREASURES OF GRACE 

(DAILY DEVOTIONAL)

WEDNESDAY, 16th SEPTEMBER 2020

PRESERVING FAVOUR 

By Joel Dabbas 

SCRIPTURE: “For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield” – Psalm 5:12 

There are many people who pray for favour and afterwards they miscarry and loose it. God wants us to be continuously and permanently blessed. He intends that the life of the righteous should remain the epicentre of His manifold favour. Favour is not just a mysterious showing that changes the life of a person. It is a spiritual system that can be operated by knowledge to the secret codes behind it. Todays anchor Scripture reveals that favour is a shield placed around the righteous. The word shield speaks of a defense system. Now many have allowed this defense system to be broken down and so they don't enjoy that spiritual facility called favour. How then can favour be sustained? 

1.Godly existence (Psalm 5:12): Every righteous person is guaranteed of a favour shield round about. It is a spiritual default system placed around a godly person. So godliness sustains favour. 

2.Character: Many loose favour to their lack of character. Characterlessness brings favourlessness. If you want to obtain, retain, maintain, sustain and to enjoy God’s favour you must develop Godly character. Godly character positions you for favour. As a child of God, if you position yourself rightly, you will enjoy long-lasting favour. So if you want lasting favour, you must work on your character. Character is doing what is right even when it is not convenient. Character deficiency leads to favour deficiency. Finally, when favour is received by a man who lacks character, that favour will be lost and aborted. When favour comes to a person who doesn't know God, it is mercy and a way to bring such to God. 

WHAT TO DO: Ask the Holy Spirit to groom you and be deliberate to see the word work on your character 

PROPHETIC PRAYER: O Lord, help me not to loose opportunities of favour by negative character in Jesus name 

FURTHER STUDY: Genesis 37:2-3, 39:4-6, 21-23